Good afternoon. I'm now going to call a Wednesday meeting of the North County Commission to order. This is Wednesday, February 18th. Today we're meeting uh and our North County Agricultural High School uh
kind of in a twofer. We wanted to show off our new emergency management space which is at the high school on the second floor of the Betty Ducat building which is library and cafeteria. So we're
here at 200 Main Street in Warpole and welcome to all. I'm going to ask everyone if you now stand and join me to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible
with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. Are we on? I don't see this. We actually on camera. We can't see this. Okay. Again, greetings and we have our
regularly scheduled meeting. We have a full agenda today. Before we start, I just want to introduce uh superintendent of schools and he has an introduction made to us. expect if they want to stay listen to all the budget requests, but they're
welcome anytime. And now that we're down here, maybe we'll come down more often. So, we we'll see. Um, with us today is Jeremy Gray, the superintendent of the North County High School. I want to introduce Jeremy. I think everyone's
still had a quick first six months here. Welcome and thanks for working with us on this project, Jeremy. >> You're welcome, Commissioner. I've been an absolute pleasure and I'm glad you could utilize some space here at the high school. Uh today, uh thank you for having me. Really quickly, I just want to introduce our new assistant
superintendent for business, Jenna. Uh she came on board a couple of weeks ago and um she comes to us from a regional vocational school in Massachusetts. She spent 20 years as a math teacher. Uh then she also did some work as assistant principal for data and accountability
and a department head in the math department and also did time at prison. And also she >> she was also assigned the duties as a business manager at that school in charine valley uh for about four or five years and we are very fortunate to have
her here with us time right so different every time you see >> and she's been a a wonderful addition to the team here and she's hit the ground running so let's go >> thank you glad to be at my first meeting
>> while you have any questions can Great. >> As you're working out, >> okay, you see further down the agenda, Jeremy, that you were we're accepting a paperwork today from Patrick >> Dowski. It's a tough name.
>> Dowski, you know, I'm pretty good on who's the new director of IT. So, >> yes, >> you know, I'm sure he's excited to get on and get company and introduce him to our IT folks and Well, it's probably uh
safety and numbers and you know work together. Okay, I'm going to move right into the regular agenda. >> We need to move. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Commissioner >> com roll call. No, no, no executive s
go to okay executive session >> minutes the last two meetings. >> Yeah, Mr. Sher pleas with acceptance of the >> meeting in this February 11th bill open session and presented >> second
made second may have scanned it and if I did it I did that's all that's all so we didn't get exact move to table that item till next week the executive session Mr. Motion table the acceptance of the
second session minutes the February 11th meeting in favor of >> table number five appointments if you want >> today 2026 >> day
Love to visit. Take care. >> 2026 fiscal budget. This is a review of the budget. The calendar is set for the year. So, so far we're just starting and we're going by it. Today we have three
important comments that we're going to meet with them and u discuss. Number one, the information tech. >> Yes. >> And I'm going to refer you to
budget books. >> Okay. >> Commissioners, thank you for the opportunity. >> You're feeling better. >> Yeah. No. >> Good. So the highle overview is that my budget is
5,000 my budget request for FY27 is five as it stands now is 5,000 less than last year but a lot of things have moved around. So we'll go briefly by each of the categories I'm sorry the groups. So in group one uh the
the request is higher but there have been no promotions and there's no salary adjustments except for cult. So if you look at what you've got there, it looks a little strange because April 2nd,
the FY25 numbers that you see there don't show the COLA increases from last year because if you remember, and you'll probably see this in the other people who are presenting today on July 1st of 2025, the COLA increases were not in
those happened later in the year. But from 24 to 25 there were 3% increases each time and the same thing as I request state FY27 and just another 3%. I think that's what we were told to do 3% call increases. So there are no promotions or anything like that just
standard increases. The only other thing that you'll see when if you get a chance to look is we don't have Dallas Bray in place anymore. We have our new guy Scott Machado who's been wonderful. is picking up things very quickly and he's been giving us new perspective on stuff that came from bank. He's tremendous and so
there was a little time where we didn't have Dallas and we got Scott but the request is standard and there's also some longevity pay for Mark who's been here for more than 20 years and for Dan who's been here for 10 years but that was also in last year. So group one is
standard for group two. Oh, also in group one, I don't have any request for temporary salaries, right? So, it's just straight salary, long job. So, in group two, there's a lot of money moving around uh in different categories
because I realized that some stuff that I had, excuse me, contractual expenses wasn't actually contract based. Uh so, I took some of that out. But the primary thing that happens here is because we have maintenance contracts for our
hardware and maintenance contracts for our software. Those go up a lot every year. So you'll see some increase in the amounts in some of that and a reduction in the little area because I think we talked about this last year also we do a lot of two-year or threeyear
contracts for things. So some years the amount goes higher and some years it goes lower. So this year you'll see for instance in the computer hardware amount for the registry it went down because we're doing maintenance um renewal of
the maintenance for the IBM this year. So that isn't necessary in FY27. So that moves it down a little bit and you'll see a reduction in contractual expenses for the registry for the same reason because we don't have any contra
contracts or contractual expenses that we need to do for the registry. So, the money moves around a little bit. There's no major changes in the total there. Um, in group three, the uh again, the money goes down just
by about $2,000 because I was moving things around. We anticipate having to buy a little bit of software, but not as much as we did this year because we've been doing some good planning and everything pretty much stays the same. And in group four, um, I eliminated the
$1,000 that I had in the sport search and societies last year because we didn't need it. So there's nothing in group four. And in group five, our capital areas. We put some extra money in last year because we had to put in
new batteries in one of our big backup systems in the data center in 649 High Street last year. We don't have to do that this year. So, I reduced 75%. So, overall, it's a $5,000 increase in the in the request for FY27
from last year. And again, money's just kind of move around a little bit, but nothing major. So when you get a chance to look at it, overall it's a pretty uh was able to follow the request even though the salaries went up a little bit to have a flat budget even with the
anticipated 10 to 15% increase in software and hardware maintenance that we're looking at for most of the things that we have in place. I did include in my cover letter. I don't know if you commissioners get a chance to see those cover letters. One, two, three, four, five, seven things that we would like if
if we got lucky and the interest rates go down and tons of people start refinancing mortgages and buying houses again, get some new revenue. There's a few things that we're looking at over time. We would like to upgrade the phone system. What we have in place is fine
and it will last and that's great. Um, but a new phone system would be great sometimes. There's a an asset tracking system that also has a ticketing system that chick and maintenance and I have been looking at for a few years. That'd be great to
have. We have lots of laptops and phones that the county sponsors. It's called mobile device management. So those go away and once people are have themselves, it's hard for us to make sure that it's getting updated regularly and that it's being protected. So there's software called mobile device
management that we'd like to do. It's not super expensive, but it's not on the radar right now. And there's a few other things like that. We'd love to upgrade the camera system and the door fob system. We've talked to a couple places, but that's expensive. And like we talked
about last year as well, it would be nice for us to get an employee who's focused on cyber security and we'd love to share that with the school. So, we'll let the new guy here get acclimated a little bit and Jeremy acclimated a little bit more and then we'll bring out. So that's an internal letter, some
things to focus on. Again, I'm sure you haven't had time to really pour over the details, but if there's any questions I can answer for you, I'd be happy. Any questions? >> If I could, Mr. Chairman. >> So I'm perhaps maybe you're not looking at the correct
sheet. It says fiscal 26 approved 938, fiscal 27 request 958. That's a $20,000 increase. That's the 3% uh cola increase off the existing sales.
>> Okay. So, it is going up. You said it wasn't going up. >> Just there's no there's no promotions. There's nothing like that. It's just the co, >> right? So, that's reflects the call. >> Yes. Only the >> But I mean, bottom line is they're still going up. >> Yeah. Salaries go up due to the coal,
but there's no I'm not promoting anybody, not adding anybody beyond the four of us that are everything. Actually, I saw cuts. I saw things eliminated by you. Great. And the phone thing, what was that phone thing again? >> So the the phone system that we have in
place based on this, you may have heard the word of very popular phone system. Yeah, >> we've had it in place a long time. >> It's fine. Nothing there. But there are things that we could uh and we just this year made sure that it's going to be fine forward and we put in a three-year
maintenance package which was cheap. But there's we could take another step up if we had money and we could have some more features that would allow better internet connectivity and internet conferencing and things like that. We can do all that stuff now, but there's
other things that we could do and make um bring us up a few years in technology based stuff. So it's fine to keep what we have, but if we had some money, we would consider getting a better phone system. >> You know, roughly that would be what it might be
>> 10 20. >> So it's not a capital. >> Well, it depends on how we bought on how we would buy. Most of the time it wouldn't require any excuse me any servers necessary. There's some, but the servers themselves might not qualify because a lot of it's just service
based. >> Okay. But out of all the things I have >> it in there not in the budget it's on here it's on the cover letter here are the things we're looking >> right >> so we'll just call it out so if we get some windfall and I'm not sure that of all the things that everybody needs I'm
not sure that I would put the phone system ahead of a lot of other put it in there so we love it >> because the phone system we have is fine it works >> in a in a in an organization that is more reliant on technology a phone system and what they call unified
communication might be more important but for us not appreciate that. >> Sure. >> Any other questions today? >> Okay. Well, here's what we're going to do. I'm going to call a motion and take this under consideration put up on the
vote any budget to the first session. Take I'm taking under review what we're going to do, but we're going to keep to the calendar. This is a good start. >> Right. We'll do that. We have a date to vote it to or just say we'll take it table it for now. Just make
>> we have >> you have a you have a schedule. >> Okay. Yeah. Okay. So just I'll make a motion that we accept the budget and table until further. >> Yeah. Any questions I can answer as you go through. >> Motion made second
review. All in favor. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. Questions. Thanks. Okay. Take care. Recreation is two there. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Good afternoon, Carl. >> Good afternoon. This is of course
my main supervisor collabor uh not hire you assistant. Oh, >> well, welcome. >> Thank you. >> You have the drill mission. Do you have your golf budget
right in front of you? >> Yes, sir. >> Yes. It's my pleasure to submit the FY 2027 budget for the Wall Street operation facility. Um the highlights in the budget are um based on our current fee structure and average of the last
three years estimate FY 2027 is 1,77,291 change um code um the budget code 00120529 miscellaneous fluent supplies is new to
the budget 2027 and I'm asking for $3,000 for that item. Um the food supplies is what we um
use for um our um North County wall. Um it's basically what um what we've uh we feed the volunteers that help us out there and also after the
four ball there is a gathering with the competitors. So that's that's a new item in the budget. Um it's been taken out of the um shop budget in the past. So I'm just clearing that up a little bit. Um,
code 0012005369. Office supplies has been increased by $1,500. And this is just um an increase for um toner for printing pro shop.
um code 0012005463 rental of equipment will decrease by $852. Um FY 2027 we'll have a John Deere tractor um for $12,90067
and that's a 5year lease for that amount. Um the next on the for the budget any questions if I could. What's jo
what's it for? What have you >> uh we um we carry with it. We sleep holes with it. Yeah. back home um that we already have. Um so it's it's a utility. Um
>> so it's just like replacing an older one or we adding to our >> We will be um keeping the old one and adding new one using both at the same time. Okay. >> You need this one. Okay. Uh just asking
now you said the income >> over the last three years that's the estimate. >> That's right. >> What's but the budget what's the budget request is what may four that right 27 your total budget request
1 million4 up from 136 >> right going up about >> 30. Yeah. 33,000 again. Is that because of cola? >> Um I'm not quite sure. It must be Yes.
>> I believe that the cola is plugged in every >> Okay. >> And it's a given. >> Yeah. >> We not staff. >> It doesn't really know it's in there, but >> you track there you're leasing. That's a
wash. And basically your income your income 17 and you're budgeting 14. So that's for us, right? >> Yes. >> Good. Okay. No further questions. >> That's great job.
>> Of course. >> Yeah. >> I got a question. >> That's fine. Thank you. >> How many rounds did we want last year? >> Roughly physics. Um around and it was
>> I don't I don't let us know. >> Yeah. >> I have to let you know that we did all that. Second push. here. You don't have any question about You don't have any problem with ask Bishop Williams rent question?
>> I do not. >> Not part of the budget. >> They've been playing there for years. We just haven't tried. >> Okay. Okay. I want to congratulate S. We're very
successful yet. Thank you. I had a lot of fun. actually we're able to take care of most of our requests. I think it was easier getting new new easier getting
used to the new pro than I supposed to be but it's all >> easy going to keep it going. Um, >> don't have any other questions. >> Quick question if I could, but I know we haven't done this, I think, for a little
bit. I'm only asking when's when's the last time or do you plan to look at uh seasonal passes the rate? >> This is the second item on my agenda today. >> Oh, okay. Sorry. >> I'm
okay. Goes into your John. Okay. Sorry. Right after. >> So, as far as the budget, yes, you're done. Yes. >> I got one more question. >> Yeah. >> Grounds keeper. Royal job. What do we call it? Is that assistant superintendent?
>> Yes. >> And that kid's name is >> Todd Solomon. >> Todd. Okay. >> For some reason, he couldn't pull that up on on the computer. >> I assume we're happy with you. My >> Oh, yeah. very helpful because
>> I don't even think I did >> class A golf course superintendent very lucky to have >> to his neighbors in the squidation. >> Right. I take the motion to make a motion to be tabled uh at the wall space
budget for fiscal 27 for uh future action. Motion made second to take the budget fiscal 27 proposed budget for loss and recreational wing until such time as we have time to
do it a little close. All in favor? >> I use unanimous. You're all set, kids. >> And I have a second item here. >> It's a recommendation for fee increases. >> John said I could >> um I don't want to break any budget
rules, but it's on the budget. We'll spend it. We have a motion to take it out of take care of it. Now, >> this is the annual >> Oh, it's on the agenda. >> The annual, >> right? Is it Did I say take it out of the water? Sure. I'll make a move that
we uh take the item concerning the uh evaluation >> of course >> golf course evaluation at this time. Second was made seconded to take another item golf course since uh
Sus. >> Okay. Um um I believe you have the the um >> back up and >> yes. Okay, great. Um these are my names for our fee schedule. You have a
comparison chart with the other rate. Um um proposed is to raise the daily golf fe golf rates $5 across the board excluding the junior and some downer rates. Keeping in mind the daily rate increase is proposed to raise the season
subscription rate $250. The cart rental fee will stay the same. Our latest rate increases were the 2023 for the 2024 season. Um, based on our
current estimated FY26 numbers for bringing fees, the rate increase should increase revenue by $85,315 and $46,250 for the season subscriptions in FY26.
a total increase of $131,600. That's that would be for the remain of um that FY26. >> The last one up in 24. >> Yes. >> Um question director on May. You want to
go with >> Yes. Uh for you, Mr. if you don't mind. Uh Carl asked to uh present the fees to you um spirit of his FY27 budget presentation. These fees may have an impact however in FY26 as Carl indicated. But I would recommend
commissioners um take this as um a request of first reading and we'll place it on your agenda for approval next week. But certainly time bringing it in the commission. You can take a vote on it next week and >> please if you don't mind take it under
>> under advisement as a first reading. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> Well, we we just put us uh sorry we just put us with the other go the proposed rate hike. >> Okay. Um yeah we that compar the comparison charge.
>> Yeah. So I think presidential listen >> we're still um >> okay we'd be 58 or 48 what are we at 48 weekday 58 weekend >> correct >> and then compared to others I got it so
>> and then our memberships and a lot of the U memberships themselves we have 180 members and a lot of local courses are around 27 to 2800 so we're still significant world limit So it's 28. Where did I move that?
I'm sorry. N Oh, nine hole. I see. So they don't play nine holes. It's a different rate. >> Right. >> Is that affected in the proposed increase? >> Except for junior sundown. Okay. Going
twice. All right. can't vote on it. >> Just to be doubly sure, we'll put on a general vote next week. >> Okay, great. >> Ask any question. >> Thank you. >> Okay. What else do you have?
>> That's it. That's it. >> Consider today. >> What about the irrigation part? >> Um, the capital. >> We're Yeah, we um No, that's already been funded. >> Okay. >> So, we're working on that. We'll have a report by June. >> Okay. Irrigation.
>> All right. Good. >> Great. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you very much. >> Well, it's a recreation facility. >> Doesn't snow either. >> When do we open the things? >> Uh March 10th hopefully. >> Okay.
>> I'm getting to know these dates. Thank you. >> I hope so. >> Number C. Facility maintenance. Come on in. >> Thank you guys. Thank you. Maggie, come on in. Maggie is referred to book
when you're walking out by mistake, >> right? So commissioners if sir we are pleased to present u the following justifications for increases in the operating budget for FY27 your consideration
when we still have a big elephant in the room called district court we don't know when that's going to close how they want us to leave it or what type of decommissioning uh of that building will
So once we get a better idea on that, we can adjust budget numbers accordingly. So we are focusing on uh modernizing and standardizing levels of service for all child buildings that we and the services
that we provide there. I'd like to add a floor scrubbing machine to the denim complexes toolbox. Um the floor scrubbing machine can do about 12,000 square ft of flooring
cleaning and that uh we have about 48,000 square ft of solid surface more often people adding to the uh material. uh budget for the trades people, you
know, costs are going up. We need to be able to fix whatever gets thrown at us. Some of the older materials, uh, you know, tools and materials, ladders and stuff, they just they need to be replaced. They're not
they're not as safe as they should be. and having a well stocked low bath buildings and still keep them safe for the increases. Obviously, we're asking for the permanent salaries from
100 to 3%. It's normally you'll find it's a little bit fluid because we do have the two positions, non-use positions that get refilled, but
then also we have what happens when he goes questions as um I've asked for money to replace a vehicle. We have five vehicles that we run in the Vegas department. One of
them, you know, we have a 2017 John Deere skid steer, which is in good working order and doing just fine. There's a 2016 pickup, a 2014 van, a 2012 van, and a 2011 van.
So, new vehicle right now, it's getting up there. The value the value of them obviously is when they don't need to be replaced all the time, they're great. So start getting comes into a factor
when phones prices going up. We're going to have a couple of cell phones for reference that don't have them right now or buildings that don't. Gas, natural gas is expected to go up by 17%.
This next year, fuel oil will range from the numbers and a $6,000 increase would have professional and technical fees. The architects that we're using, u
they're in order for us to get some of the projects designed, it's going to cost a little bit. So, we're asking for $5,000. Rubbish removal um is a 10% increase from our vendors
as well. So, that's 51. elevator repair. The we've extended the asked to extend the contract the existing contract for one year and they offered to do so with
a 3% increase amount per, $50. Best control against uh the vendor pricing. This is going up. hazardous material uh in order to get a
lot of the hazardous or any of the hazardous material removed that we need to cost money. We're running into more and more of these pipes failing and stuff. So, we need to this material up.
So the tools and m tools and appliances this is this is for what I was talking about each each custodian area like to be able to have the same setup with
tools. So if anybody's working in any building, they know that they can go to the club what they need to shut off water if it's leaked in whatever flashlight just very simple things but it does it adds up. And
they're also asking the custodian asking for a different type of backing the same uh backpack back what they're looking to get her a little easier. Put the back back on.
that's in there. Uh office equipment again. Um new computers or laptops and then inventory tracking equipment. $3,000 for that. printing and binding will whoever uh comes in as the leader
of the department will have the athletic profits and all zero in the contractual services line. This one here, it's we're leaving it at level funded or at the same amount, but we're moving some
of the money around so that it's actually under properly allocating lines as we go. So then the construction materials for the carpenter is going to increase to $6,000. I learned plumbing is $5,000.
Paints and painting supplies is $2,000. HBAC supplies is $2,000. Those are all parts that you know that we run into where u the
plumber for one we've already had to you know find more money and move it into those accounts so that he can continue to do his job across the board there. Uh cleaning supplies those left building 6500
miscellaneous office supplies would be an official 200 of that. The tools and equipment testing equipment up the buildings is $25,000. Taxes in water and sewer obviously they go up
added 2% I believe to the existing which is cleaning equipment that floor machine that I spoke of was 11 miscellaneous building structural improvements still port is looking toward shed
currently the uh the gas engine equipment lawn mower snowb blower is stored in an area, but the smell is getting up into the judges
and they would like them out of there. Think about a shed away from the building. We probably best where's the shed? >> Story. >> It's attached to the building. >> There is not one. Well, it's inside the
building now. And so that the punies and stuff. >> Okay. >> And then so you see in the back I have a a pretty extensive list of things that we as a department agencies looking
forward to getting done as we go. Sure it's not at all inclusive but it's it's a pretty Safe to say it is enough. >> To keep us busy, >> I guess if there's any questions. >> Yeah, I got a bunch.
Huge. >> Yeah. >> So, you're going up. $400,000. >> Yeah. It's a lot. That's a lot. That's a lot. All right. So, let me just fire a few at you. >> Sure. >> Uh you're asking for a new vehicle, >> right? And the cost was what? 20 grand?
Sorry. Would you look into leasing by that be an option? >> If we build it into the budget and we know that when no lease runs but we would get another one. >> Yeah, I would definitely look to
purchasing directors. Yeah. Well, do we do we look at both when you buy a vehicle leasing and purchase? >> I haven't heard of municipal leases, but it must exist. So, I'd have to research. >> Well, he's release them. >> The last guy
>> John Deere, but why can't we lease? >> I'm not just not sure if we are any different want to I would think that you could >> want to look into that. >> Your oldest van is how many miles? >> Um the oldest van I believe is somewhere
around 60,000 miles. They don't get very many miles, but >> what >> it's you know 15 years old. 15 years. >> There's a need for it. >> I'm just saying look at the approach. That's by lease maybe, you know, maybe
they want to do it. Um, so what's the difference between it says here machinery tools and instruments 20 grand any here tools and instruments 25. How is that different?
You said you said when you I caught you. You said this is going to be used that every person has schools wherever they are in each building >> particularly for the wheels there. >> Yeah. >> And the other is for the
>> Okay. tools in the shop. >> Okay. >> This is shop tools. The other one is for each building would be >> tools and then trades. Does that include Quinsey? Even though when I'm kind of Quinsey, >> as of right now, it does. It wouldn't
have to. >> All right. All right. You answer my question. All right. Um, Mr. Sham, a couple more. Uh, the um Oh, I know. Yes. So, one of these fingers are just blown me away here.
um rubbish removal. So the vendor we have said he's raising his his weight 10%. Perhaps you might want to look at another vendor. Consider that contract. >> It's the contract that be it's the contract that we have.
>> So how can he just raise it 10%. He has the right to do that. >> I believe it's in the >> It's in the contract. He has a right to raise it. >> It goes up each year. >> Okay. That's a huge win. >> He we've had him for a while. They may, you know, he works in this. >> Yeah. Only the second one since I've
been here. So, yeah, I believe. >> What about the >> the only other one that I can think of that you may have a question is the elevator. And we >> No, he did a good job. >> We understand. That's not going to kill
it. He does a great job. >> Yeah. >> I know how difficult it is to get that person. I wasn't going to ask you about that, but 10. Why 10%? Why not five, six? What's the justification for 10%. >> Just tipping fees going up, landfills
closing. I mean, it got to be some reason. >> I'll have the conversation. Yeah, I see to reconsider, but I was under the impression balance contract. >> We'll check it out. Sometimes they ask, you know, back, >> you know. I mean, that's these all I'm
looking at these numbers here. They're all added up. Same >> about the rodent people. They're the same people. >> No, so we switched pest control this year. We switched away from the previous vendor and we have a new vendor in doing
a fantastic job across the board. >> Yeah, seems like people do >> and uh we're going to repair and all that is the same team. >> People Yeah. And I don't believe we have a a contract in place for the company to do that. It would be nice to be able to
look at that, but I think they hold their rates for us because we do do a lot in anyway. >> Yeah, I see their truck. >> Yeah. >> I saw them yesterday on Monday.
>> Okay. >> All right. Last question. Sure. The uh parking lot that back on is really really South. I know it's winter, but are we going to budget money in the budget to buy the asphalt related fix? >> So, you're talking about the one behind
Denim District Court? >> Uh, yes. >> Yes. We have a capital project that's on the right to bid for the engineering services. >> Okay. And we're moving forward for signed off on. >> Okay.
>> Picking breaks. >> Okay. extremely >> yeah so yeah I wish that hey don't do that but there's a lot definitely need
tell you when they last fuel oil it's amazing how it's going just amazing >> it's crazy we have a we have a what we know was a really good rate locked in with the >> I meant the natural gas. I'm sorry.
>> Yeah, it's just we're all getting >> we're at the mercy of whatever >> you got oil. >> Yeah, the main plant. >> They do it all the time. >> Yeah, they're good. >> So good. >> Yeah, we have a good rate locked in with them as long as we can.
Uh >> okay. So maybe maybe take a look at that vehicle that mine check that out. Maybe you can not much I can do here. I get back the rubbish guy with the conversation.
>> We don't know anything about the car self-contained. So the car fire that happened um was handled obviously by Denim fire. It was the employee of the trial court's vehicle who u you know they came back from lunch and went back
to work and they're back on fire. I don't know like maybe >> well there's a couple rows in it wasn't against building >> and then the only other I guess there was some
minor damage to a car that was adjacent to it they're all they handled that through their own insurance >> it was during me last week >> yes >> okay last call for >> maintenance department budget end up
>> if I may. >> Reliable sources tell me that municipalities may lease to own vehicles. >> We can work on that. >> Well, we have to find a way to get a hold.
>> All right, last call. I need a motion to >> Okay, I move that we uh table any action on the maintenance budget official 27th further date. >> Second. Thank you. >> Motion made second. All in favor? >> Okay, team. Thank you.
>> Thank you very much. >> We'll be back. Please review the >> Right. >> Moving right along in our regular agenda. Number six, public comment. Each day we
allow each meeting we allow for any public comment. People on the Zoom have any public comment or people that come to our regular meeting? Anyone in Zoom land would like to address the board? Now is the time.
>> Director Corin, you're not familiar with anyone interested, sir? >> No, sir. Okay. Last call for public comment. Seeing none, we'll move on to the whole business. Seven. See none.
Number eight, personal matters for consideration. One of the to golf course at the school. Yes, sir. Mr. Chairman, at the Walston Recreational Facility, I move motion for the notice of rehire of Michael Smith as
seasonal golf associated race stated effective date 3126. So, motion made second. I >> is a vote next >> at the North County Eric Cos High School. I move appointment move approval of the appointment of Patrick.
>> I said her name Patrick Sakowski. >> Sakowski. Good. >> Tukowski. >> All right. As director of it at the rate state, the effective date of the hire is 21926. So move. >> Motion made second favor. I Mr. Johnson.
I move appoint motion move approval of the appointment of Quinland Kelly as the animal science board person at the race date effective date 21926. >> Second motion made second. All in favor? >> I
move uh approval of north rehire of Hannah Dunan and Cohen as a JV girls basketball coach at the race stated on the effective date 21926. Second motion made second on fail
on expense warrants missions day. >> Yes sir. Mr. Chairman the following for the list the warrant list of 21826 number one move approval of 26-33 payroll of the county sum 144,6368.
Motion made second. It is next. >> I move approval of 2633 17 payroll to school the sum 432, $13.15. So move >> second motion made second. All in favor?
>> I a vote. Third, I move approval for the expense of the county 02-326 sum 638,6551. So moved second. >> And final item, Mr. Chairman, I move
approval of line 26-08 for the warrant for the expense of the school the sum $214,8289. So move >> motion made and seconded. All in favor >> I >> I unanimous
>> and complete battle expense number 10 December 2025 expense warrants for approval. It is your package >> mean trial balance maybe >> trial balance. >> Trial balance. Yeah. Um I have that.
123125 right move acceptance of the trial balance in the amount of 30,721,469 page cents or trial balance of 1231 motion made second to accept the trial
balance as pres all in favor of five. It is a book. Thank you. Okay. Bid open awards. Come on. We have today
>> spring is coming. So we have two contracts for uh use of our tennis courts at Wall Rec facility. Mhm. The first is our longtime pro Matthew K who
offers lessons and the second is school looking to to their tennis >> tennis team. Yeah. >> Okay. So this is a tennis court.
rental contract pass the wall facility. That's the question. If I just move approval of the um contract >> Matthew Camp to be the president right for the tennis court at Walton for
tennis pro man K as presented reviewed by director purch. >> Okay. Motion made second. All in favor of I guess
as a result of a war contract. We have a request from hospital waves high school tennis team. You might want to understand
my recent my latest grand just that's my >> I would move Mr. examined then approval of the rental contract for the tennis court at Walson recreation facility with Archbishop Williams school as outline
contains the we have to do by 70 to uh enter into a rental contract with Vision Williams High School for teaching of tennis and sports. All in favor? I
>> that's two in one ostensation. Thank you. >> Okay, Marine, I hope you enjoyed your trip of the country here. >> Now, every time you mention the Yagy SP here,
>> it is a great 338. >> You don't have to mow the model. on. >> Thank you. >> County director. >> Okay. >> Thank you. Good afternoon,
commissioners. Uh you ready? Um as um today began the FY27 budget presentation uh to you from your department head and so I want to remind you next week they will continue the registry of deeds engineering and the treasury and to
provide with their intentions and their wishes for the FY27 budget build up. Last um presentations will occur in the following on March 4th. I just want to keep uh everybody in mind that we're on a schedule to try to achieve um a
balanced budget presentation to you sometime in March. Um one item with regard to the FY27 budget prep that I just want to alert you on is it does affect the creation of the indirect cost sheet which helps
drive some budget uh developments. We're waiting for the Mayfall Health Group give us their projection of cost increase. Why not uh for next fiscal year that typically occurs in the beginning of March. So I've got our human resources director eyeing when the
Mayo Health appear to announce that information. As soon as they do, we'll create the indirect sheet and uh get it ready for um much development for the rest of the county departments. Uh this week um we are here in Chairman
Chase said in Walpole at the new disaster recovery space for North County. This space um has been renovated uh for this purpose. Um and it started about a year ago uh in January. I presented to you a an idea to relocate
the 614 High Street um failover space for the registry and combine it with the G county needs. Uh this room and the room adjacent have accomplished that task, but not without a significant investment of time and effort, a lot of
help. So, I wanted to briefly um thank many of the stakeholders that made this space uh possible. um starting with um our IT staff, Sam Evans, Dan Caparado and staff um put a lot of work into
ready this space for the remote use that you've seen today, but also the room adjacent um which has completed the relocation of the registry um terminals and um portal for them to continue their operations.
This space and both spaces frankly were operationally ready last June. the event of emergency, which means if an emergency were to occur that disabled our location or the location of the registry, you can pretty much operate out of anywhere,
trailer or whatever you needed to do, but this space was operational ready for emergency purposes. Uh for occupancy, for public meetings and such, which are a lower bar according to the building code, um we proceeded with building out the uh the space throughout last summer.
Joeofeni as you know did some work down here. La Pinka Rich and Eddie did a lot of work down here. Your facilities folks including Chick Cushing did a lot of electrical work um all throughout last summer last fall culminating in certificate of occupancy in December. So
I want to extend my most sincere thanks to those folks. They did great work um making sure that this space is professionally and publicly accessible but also um ready for today. In addition, um, I'd like to extend some thanks as you did, Commissioner Shay,
the school administration, but want to go back a little further. Former Superintendent John Martin signed theou that allowed county to make use of this space. Uh, John has moved on and he's replaced obviously with Jeremy who has been uh, incredibly supportive and helpful. Um, there's another individual
who has put a lot of work into the space. You rarely see him. Hear a lot about Pete Murphy. He's the facilities director for the schools. yman work in this space. Um he uh was actually doing some work about a half hour before he got here. Uh trimming the bases of those flags so they could fit in the room.
He's just a wonderful person. Um gets things done of a hat. Um and I want to thank him and his staff immensely for their help as well. Um big big thanks. So overall I think it's an achievement for the county to have this failover space disaster recovery if you will. Um,
one of the reasons we're meeting this week is because 614 High Street conference rooms under renovation. Um, the chairman and I checked on it before we left. >> Looks good. >> Yeah, they're um they've removed the paneling. Uh, they're prepping the walls for paint. Um, the commissioners may remember on cold days it's kind of cold
in there. Well, we found out why. There's no insulation. Um, windows uon board beneath the windows. It's pulled off and there's nothing in, you know, cavity. That's what there is now. It's fully insulated. They're making progress. Uh they hope to have a base
coat paint on. The table's in the room. It's covered up. So, we'll be ready for a meeting there next week. Uh but I want to alert you that our work in there is still far from done. Put a ceiling grid in. We're going to try to mount the television that you use every week into
the um shelving um in a similar fashion as this on the wall. So, it's more ergonomic. and that stamp can go away and give you more floor space when maneuvering panels too. So overall um it's good progressing. Um but I want to let you know um it won't be final next week but
it will be ready for a meeting definitely is not ready this week. So that's another reason why we picked this week. So overall things are going well. The budget um I'm pretty happy with. Um I've reviewed all the budgets that have visited to date. Glad the commission has had direct time with the department heads to have them appeal to you on
their wants and needs. Um I will alert you that obviously we don't have unlimited resources. We'll have to balance a budget based on available revenue. Um my peak into FY27 revenue is not bad similar to FY26. Um but we have rising costs and you know
um one of them is our retirement liability. So that drives ultimately what we can and can't do. And then furthermore, especially with facilities, I remember I spoke to Chick about his submission, which I thought was very, very well done for someone who's never done it before. A lot of what he asked
for can likely move to a capital budget this in the fall. Um, so it's a healthy space for that. And I think the county wisely moved to place a lot of those investments into a capital space rather than operationalize it. So um, I think he understands that, but it was wise of
him to put his needs in front of him. you can see in some cases how far behind they are they need to level up their safety for worker safety so forth. So um the rest of the budgets um I think when you hear from them you'll find them um
very interesting. Um we are not looking for large expansion because we realize there's just not a lot of resources there now. But I think the department has realized um that um by and large the countyy's in good shape and just doing their job. So overall, we're in good
shape. Thank you for the time, Mr. Chairman. I just want to let everyone know of our sincere thanks for getting this room ready on your behalf in the event. Thank you. >> Did you Patrick? >> Oh, yes. Patrick Higgins. Um, sorry.
Patrick was also instrumental in helping us uh map out a lot of the uh improvements that needed to be done in this building. He's a tremendous asset to the county, as you know, goes well and beyond his engineering background. helps us out a lot. So, Excuse me. This isn't on the Did Patrick bring us some
paper today? >> Uh, no. >> No problems. >> Just stop by to say hello. >> Anything else for the county director? >> Really, it came out really nice. The
work is incredible what it was before. And we >> carrying the steam with the new colors and it's great indeed. Yeah. You know, I will tell you, >> you're going to have to buy a few new flags. >> Our flags are pretty insist on we insist coming.
>> They um >> they did a lot of work next door. Um I do remember talking to Rick last summer. He was down here in the summer, very hot, and I believe he said the ceiling took six coats of paint >> um to coat and and um ready. The walls
needed some double coat, too. So, a lot of work was done. room also needed similar work. Um Sam has arranged the um air conditioning to be here in the event that we do encounter warm days. It gets warm in here being 12 floor. But um there's u there's one other footnote and
thank you for pointing that out about um space commissioner Sam and his people have reached out to the registry about the readiness for that space. Uh the 19th perspective their work is done. um whether or not the register wants to practice a failover room space like
this, it's all up to him how all work. So um it's a wonderful space. I think it's very clean, functional, um and accessible. So thank you, Mr. Chairman. >> Thank you. Any other items not on the agenda?
>> Mr. Chairman, >> yes, >> did receive uh the executive session minutes of the uh meeting on 211. I didn't know if we wanted to take that up now or wait till next week, but they were presented to me.
>> We tabled it for next week, but now we have them. So, we can >> I'd like to hand it now. No reason to. >> They seem in order. I read them. Commissioner calls it. >> Hey, do we have a motion to take away the tableling of the minutes of the February 11th? Hey, I move that we
active one executive session meeting is >> I we unte session meeting is of 21126. >> All in favor? >> I have a motion to accept. >> We will approve as >> we normally do. >> Yep. the executive session minutes of uh
the meeting of 2126 with stipulation and not least such >> okay now my last motion >> anything we didn't expect >> we made a motion to accept it I second it
>> motion to accept the February 11th executive session meetings all in >> favorention The last item I have none. However, I have a little uh remembrance today.
Um recently um Paul Marshall 59 years old Quincy passed away. Paul connection to us. It's a unique one.
Paul is the son of the late Marshall Louise Mar. >> Paul and his brothers were Clifford Jr. and Mike lived in the old
house inside the Deon jail. >> Wow. >> All funny. >> And his brothers bought a lot of energy. They were all in grammar school at one time. And take a year there and they lived in the jail and they
by the time they went to high school they still were there but they spent a lot of time at the high schools all went to the university well I went to BCI University of Michigan and very very put up but he did make the pros most of his
career was in I mean most of his career was playing in Finland in the professional league and I remember very clearly getting the finished paper in Quincy down at the Finnish church river
and Sheriff Marshall picked me up and we go and the sheriff the sheriff the re what Paul was doing in Finland. >> But I just wanted to close the meeting
on the thoughts of Paul in the m We should adjourn. >> I would move that we adjourn at 27. >> Thanks. >> Motion to adjurnn. Made in second. All in favor? >> This meeting is adjourned. Thank you
very much. Next week back at High Street. We might be a little late.